Archive for March 2014

Quad-A Softball Preview

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Quad-A Sports is proud to bring you our 2014 Softball Preview. We’ll begin our preview in reverse order with Section 5 because that is the home of the two-time defending WPIAL champion Canon-McMillan Big Macs. Section 4 Canon-McMillan earned a state championship last year with an impressive 25-1 record and an epic 4-3 win over… More »

Quad-A Baseball Preview

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As we await warmer days ahead this spring, late March is a terrific time to take a sneak peak at what’s to come this season in Quad-A baseball in 2014. Section 1 The North Allegheny Tigers are the defending WPIAL champions and boast three-year starting OF/P Mitch Machi. The University of Buffalo recruit has put… More »

Model Of Perfection; ‘Canes Cap Unblemished Season With PIAA Title

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The New Castle Red Hurricanes joined an exclusive club on Saturday night, capping a perfect 31-0 record with a 52-39 victory over LaSalle College in the PIAA Championship Game at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. The Red Hurricanes became the 12th WPIAL team to finish an entire season with a perfect record.  New Castle… More »

Red Hurricanes Stave Off Abington For Trip To PIAA Finals

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New Castle staved off a furious fourth quarter rally by Abington and advanced to the PIAA title game for the first time since 1998 with a 58-54 win on Tuesday night before a sea of fans wearing black and red at Chambersburg High School.  The win pits the undefeated Red Hurricanes against the LaSalle College… More »

Spring-Ford Upends Lady Tigers In PIAA Semifinals

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Spring-Ford used a 15-0 second half run to help lift the reigning state champion Rams over the North Allegheny Tigers on Tuesday night, 46-32, in the PIAA semifinals at Chambersburg High School. The second half surge by the Rams turned a 25-20 third quarter lead into a 40-25 fourth quarter advantage for a Spring-Ford team… More »

New Castle VS Hampton IV Not Much Different Than Before

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By Patrick McKay The New Castle Red Hurricanes are still undefeated.  Though this was the closest and most thrilling of all four of their previous meetings, the Hampton Talbots fell short again 57-55 in the PIAA Quarterfinals.  The Red Hurricanes are now 29-0 on the season and will enter the PIAA Semifinals on Tuesday.  Their… More »

Lady Tigers Dominate Hempfield on Revenge Tour in PIAA Playoffs

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by Patrick McKay The North Allegheny Girl’s basketball team entered the WPIAL playoffs as the top seed and favorite to win the title.  The Section 3 champions finished the regular season 20-1 but came up short of their title hopes in the WPIAL semi-finals with a loss to the Hempfield Spartans by a score of… More »

Collin Luther Scores 1,000th Point, Hampton Earns Second Round Win

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Senior Collin Luther scored his 1,000th point and helped the Hampton Talbots to a 67-45 victory over the McDowell Trojans on Thursday night in the second round of the PIAA playoffs from Farrell High School. Collin Luther netted 10 points in the victory and joins his much ballyhooed twin brother, Ryan Luther, in the Hampton… More »

Quad-A All-Section Banquet Photo Gallery

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Quad-A All-Section Basketball Banquet (March 6, 2014)   Photos courtesy of photographer Don Sluka. For information on additional photos from the All-Section Banquet held at the Double Tree Hotel in Monroeville on March 6, 2014, contact Don Sluka at slukaphoto@gmail.com.

New Castle Tops Tigers For Third Time, Moves On To PIAA Quarterfinals

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For the third time this season the undefeated New Castle Red Hurricanes topped the North Allegheny Tigers, this time with a 64-54 victory in the second round of the PIAA playoffs. The WPIAL champions seized a firm handle on the game late in the second quarter with a 13-2 run.  The half ending run sent… More »